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I'm getting the feeling like many of you that team Pac are pushing this fight back because they feel like fighting Floyd at a later date is more advantageous to themselves. They feel that it will give Mayweather time to age and weaken and that it will be easier to beat him if that happens. What they aren't considering is that it will also give Pacquiao time to age and allow Pac to go through more wear and tear in each fight.
People act as if Pacquiao can not lose his speed or his power but they fail to realize Pac is at an age where things like speed and power tend to fade. He also seems to be taking more and more punishment in his fights which may show up if he ever decides to fight Mayweather.
We also have to consider styles. Floyd has a style much like Juan Manuel Marquez or Bernard Hopkins which utilizes mental strengths more than physical attributes. He has a style that would allow him to compete well into his late 30s/early 40s. Pacquiao has a style that relies almost completely on handspeed and reflexes like Ali or Roy Jones. If he loses these attributes he's completely screwed if he decides to continue fighting. Bad move by Pac's team to hold up this fight.
People act as if Pacquiao can not lose his speed or his power but they fail to realize Pac is at an age where things like speed and power tend to fade. He also seems to be taking more and more punishment in his fights which may show up if he ever decides to fight Mayweather.
We also have to consider styles. Floyd has a style much like Juan Manuel Marquez or Bernard Hopkins which utilizes mental strengths more than physical attributes. He has a style that would allow him to compete well into his late 30s/early 40s. Pacquiao has a style that relies almost completely on handspeed and reflexes like Ali or Roy Jones. If he loses these attributes he's completely screwed if he decides to continue fighting. Bad move by Pac's team to hold up this fight.
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